| Description |
xxvii, 413 pages : color illustrations ; 28 cm |
| Contents |
1. Introduction to long-term care -- 2. The nursing assistant in the long-term care facility -- 3. Ethical and legal concerns -- 4. Restorative care : promoting resident independence -- 5. Infection control -- 6. Safety in the long-term care facility -- 7. First aid and emergency care -- 8. The resident's unit -- 9. Bedmaking -- 10. Admission, transfer, and discharge -- 11. Moving and exercising residents -- 12. Restorative skin care : prevention of pressure sores -- 13. Personal care and hygiene -- 14. Measuring vital signs -- 15. Nutrition and dining -- 16. Fluid balance -- 17. Elimination -- 18. Additional care and procedures -- 19. Using communication skills -- 20. Using the language of medicine and using computers -- 21. The resident, aging, and psychosocial needs -- 22. Body structure and function : changes of aging -- 23. Common health problems of the elderly resident -- 24. Alzheimer's disease and related disorders -- 25. Subacute care |
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26. Coping with death and dying -- Surveys : assuring quality care -- Anatomy and physiology illustrations |
| Notes |
Includes index |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Subject |
Long-term care of the sick.
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Nurses' aides.
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Nursing home care.
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Nursing Assistants.
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Long-Term Care -- methods.
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Nursing Care -- methods.
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| Author |
Blasband, Barbara A.
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| LC no. |
2004011159 |
| ISBN |
0131180223 |
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